Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
LaQshya
Government of India has launched “LaQshya”  to improve quality of care in labour room and maternity operation theatres in public health facilities. It’s a multipronged approach focused at Intrapartum and immediate postpartum period.
Aim: To reduce preventable maternal and newborn mortality, morbidity and stillbirths associated with the care around delivery in Labour room and Maternity Operation Theatre and ensure respectful maternity care.
Objectives:
- To reduce maternal and newborn mortality & morbidity due to hemorrhage, retained placenta, preterm, preeclampsia and eclampsia, obstructed labour, puerperal sepsis, newborn asphyxia, and newborn sepsis, etc.
- To improve Quality of care during the delivery and immediate post-partum care, stabilization of complications and ensure timely referrals, and enable an effective two-way follow-up system.
- iii. To enhance satisfaction of beneficiaries visiting the health facilities and provide Respectful Maternity Care  to all pregnant women attending the public health facilities.
Following types of healthcare facilities have been identified for implementation of LaQshya program
- Government medical college hospitals.
- District Hospitals & equivalent health facilities.
- Designated FRUs and high case load CHCs with over 100 deliveries/month 
Till date 2427 Public health facilities across country have been identified for implementation of LaQshya Program. Details are given below:
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Sl. No.
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State or union territory
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Medical College
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District Hospitals
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Sub Divisional Hospital
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Community Health Centers
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Others
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Total
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1
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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1
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3
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0
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2
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0
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6
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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12
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12
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25
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43
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6
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98
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1
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1
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0
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1
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2
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5
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4
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Assam
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7
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25
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3
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93
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0
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128
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5
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Bihar
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6
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38
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32
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1
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349
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426
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6
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Chandigarh
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0
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1
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1
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2
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0
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4
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7
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Chhattisgarh
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6
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24
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0
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28
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0
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58
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8
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli union territory
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0
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1
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1
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2
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0
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4
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9
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Daman and Diu
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0
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2
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0
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0
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|
0
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2
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|
10
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Delhi
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5
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12
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1
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0
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0
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18
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11
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Goa
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1
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2
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2
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0
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0
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5
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12
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Gujarat
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19
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23
|
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36
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|
75
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0
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153
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|
13
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Haryana
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5
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22
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11
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6
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4
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48
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|
14
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Himachal Pradesh
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3
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12
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0
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0
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5
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20
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|
15
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Jammu and Kashmir
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2
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11
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0
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10
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0
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23
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16
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Jharkhand
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3
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23
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7
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39
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2
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74
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17
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Karnataka
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19
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19
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72
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|
13
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0
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123
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|
18
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Kerala
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7
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18
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17
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1
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43
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19
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Lakshadweep
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0
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|
1
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0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
1
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|
20
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Madhya Pradesh
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5
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|
36
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6
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|
19
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0
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66
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|
21
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Maharashtra
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12
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|
19
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82
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63
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19
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195
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|
22
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Manipur
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2
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|
4
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0
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0
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0
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6
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23
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Meghalaya
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1
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2
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0
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1
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0
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4
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24
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Mizoram
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0
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|
9
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0
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|
0
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0
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9
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25
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Nagaland
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0
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4
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0
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0
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0
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4
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26
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Odisha
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6
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29
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25
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|
38
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0
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98
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|
27
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Puducherry
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1
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|
2
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0
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0
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0
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|
3
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|
28
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Punjab
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3
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|
22
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0
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0
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0
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25
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29
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Rajasthan
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|
10
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|
28
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7
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|
26
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1
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72
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|
30
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Sikkim
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0
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|
1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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31
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Tamil Nadu
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22
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|
31
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73
|
|
62
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|
0
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188
|
|
32
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Telangana
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9
|
|
37
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0
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29
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|
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75
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|
33
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Tripura
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1
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|
7
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4
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0
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0
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12
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34
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Uttar Pradesh
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8
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|
76
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|
1
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171
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|
29
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285
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|
35
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Uttarakhand
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3
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|
12
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|
11
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9
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0
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35
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36
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West Bengal
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13
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21
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34
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20
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22
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110
|
|
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Total
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193
|
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590
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451
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754
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439
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2427
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Chandigarh UT
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S.No
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Name of Facilities under LaQshya
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Type of Facility - Medical College/DH/SDH/CHC/FRU/Area Hospital/Other
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1
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GMSH16
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District Hospital
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2
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Civil Hospital Manimajra
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SDH
|
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3
|
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Civil Hospital 45
|
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CHC
|
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4
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Civil Hospital 22
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CHC
The Minister of State , ShAshwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.